Theoretical predictions on the electronic structure and charge carrier mobility in 2D Phosphorus sheets

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Xiao, Jin ^a   Long, Mengqiu ^a,b   Zhang, Xiaojiao ^a   Ouyang, Jun ^a   Xu, Hui ^a   Gao, Yongli ^a,c  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

ELECTRONICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ELECTRONICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84934883055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep09961     Document Type: Article

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